Author: Gizem Kilinç Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and other technologies can be misused to fuel and coordinate violent actions. The Islamic State, for example, frequently exploits social media services such as Twitter, Facebook and Youtube for recruitment and projection of its power. Meanwhile, local peacebuilders are employing the same technology... Read More About Latest issue of Building Peace, #PeaceTech is out! »

Civil society leaders from different countries in the Middle East and North Africa meet to articulate a response to the challenges brought by the Arab Spring and identify options to prevent an escalation of violence in the region. The Arab Spring has put the focus on two actors as catalysts for change in the Arab world. On one hand, civil society which has played a... Read More About Responding to the Arab Spring »

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